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Shifting should be a function of the driver. No assisting devices whatsoever. The same for everybody. Just my .02

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If you need assistance shifting a 2 or 3 speed automatic you probably shouldn't be racing. Now when is Elegal-shift going away in stock?

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Ed,
We could never figure out how or why they ever let some automatic cars have an electronic 1-2 shift.

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By the name automatic transmission it should not take any function of the driver or it would be a manual transmission.
A true automatic you just put it in drive and go.

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Let's not get too carried away here. Governors in automatics were OEM items, long before TA or ratchet shifters were around.

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Mark, since you work with automatics all the time, I have a question for you. Is there a limit as to when an automatic trans can be made to shift by itself?

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Most governors , or auto 1-2 shifts are based on output shaft rpm . Electronic shifts are based on engine speed . The difference is on good weather days a governor shift will appear to shift at a higher rpm , due to converter slip . Electronic shifts will shift at the same rpm regardless of the weather . Might be a problem trying to dial in a car if the weather changes during eliminations .

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I bracket raced an automatic for years and tuned the shift points with the governor.
Just put it in D ....and it worked fantastic... shifted dead on every time on target.

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My IHRA Pure Stocker has the electronic auto and after I installed the Baumann shift kit, it automatically shifts dead on @ 5,300 every pass, every gear :)

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Does your transmission have a governor ? When I raced Pure Stock we had to run the stock 13" converter , which was pretty tight , so there was not much slip in the converter at the shift point . Has the Pure Stock rules been changed , so it allows a loose converter ?